Back in 373 B.C. in the Greek City of Helice, dogs fled days before a major quake devastated the city. So much for “man’s best friend”. Due to their keener senses, animals can sense vibrations in the ground and electrical changes in the air, seconds, minutes, hours, and sometimes daysbefore disaster strikes.
Save for their crummy sense of taste, dogs beat out humans in all the other senses. Here’s some noteworthy canine facts:
Sight: Dogs have better night and peripheral vision, and thanks to their hunting instincts, can sense moving objects more acutely than they can stationary objects.
Smell: Each of their nostril passages contains millions of scent cells, and can individually receive and trap separate odors.
Hearing: Dogs can hear 35,000 vibrations per second and can even shut off their inner ear to filter out distracting sounds. Humans have to use iPods for this.